The Family History Web Directory by Jonathan Scott

Author:Jonathan Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry
ISBN: 9781473874169
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Published: 2015-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

3.5 Napoleonic Wars

Unlike various coalition partners, Britain remained at war with France throughout the period of the Napoleonic Wars that fell between 1803 and 1814. Some army and navy records from the era have been digitized, plus there are very detailed websites that focus on individual battles, commanders, vessels and more.

Trafalgar Ancestors, The National Archives

apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors/

Free National Archives database of more than 18,000 individuals who fought in the Battle of Trafalgar, drawn mainly from ships’ musters. Results include service histories and biographical details, where known. Searching by the name Scott, for example, led to 34-year-old Carlisle-born Andrew Scott, a sailmaker’s mate aboard HMS Victory, who later served on HMS Ocean.

Peninsular Roll Call, Napoleon Series

napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/GreatBritain/Challis/c_ChallisIntro.html

This address takes you direct to the Peninsular Roll Call – an index of officers who served with Wellington’s army. It was originally compiled by Captain Lionel Challis, who began working on the project soon after the First World War. Vast parent website the Napoleon Series was launched in 1995 and boasts articles, images, maps, reviews and lots more.

Royal Navy Officers, The National Archives

nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/royal-naval-officers-service-records.htm

This site takes you to the Royal Navy officers’ service records (1756–1931) search page. Wills of Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel (1786–1882) can be searched via Discovery. There are also several relevant TNA research guides which include British army operations up to 1913 and the Napoleonic Wars.

Trafalgar Roll, Genuki

genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Trafalgar/

Compiled from awards made to the seamen who fought in the various Royal Navy ships under Nelson. It also includes British Ships at Trafalgar, which lists commanding officers, crew and the number of casualties.

Waterloo Medal, Naval and Military Archives

nmarchive.com/our-data

Hosts the Men of the Battle of Waterloo database, which lists the individuals granted the Waterloo Medal. This was the first true campaign medal as it was given to all, regardless of rank, and was won by some 39,000 veterans.

Waterloo Roll Call, archive.org

archive.org/details/waterloorollcall00daltuoft

There are lots of digitized history books available through Archive.org. This address takes you to a second edition copy of the Waterloo Roll Call, 1904, with ‘biographical notes and anecdotes’.

Peninsula Medal Roll, FamilyRelatives

familyrelatives.com/search/search_peninsula_medalroll.php

The Peninsular Medal Roll (1793–1814) lists more than 26,000 men, and generally records rank, regiment, number/particulars of clasps, and remarks.

Waterloo 200

waterloo200.org/links/

Focus of the bicentenary celebrations of the Battle of Waterloo. The links section leads to all kinds of useful genealogical websites.

Waterloo 1815

napoleon-battles.com

You may want to turn the sound down on your machine before visiting this website, which focuses primarily on the Battle of Waterloo.

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